Eyeglass case



Aug. 2s, 192s.

' C. G. ALDRICH EYEGLAS S CASE Original Filed May 5, 1926 Patented Aug. 19728.

UNITEDl STATE-s PATENT oFFIcE.

CARL G. ALDRICE, 0F SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 CONTINENTAL OPTICAL GORPURATION, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION' OF DELAWABE nYnGnass casu.

@riginal application led Hay 5, 1926,

My invention relates to leather cases or containers such, for example, as are provided and used for holding eyeglasses and spectacles, and articularly to eyeglass cases of that class which are made from leather or other flexible sheet material and comprise a pouch body provided with a closure flap that is' fastened to the outer side of the pouch, usually by means of a stud and socket sna fastener.

y invention hasfor its object to improve the construction of veyeglass cases of the class described and to this end I have. provided an eyeglass case having the peculiar featuresvv of construction'and arrangement of parts set forth in the following description, the severalnovel features of the invention being particularl pointed out and defined in the claims at t e close thereof.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation'of an-leyeglass case constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2--2 of Figl.

Figure 3 is a section on the` line 3-3 of Figure 4 is a section on line 4--4 of Figure 5 is an elevation, on reduced scale, of the bow l'frame reinforce hereinafter referred to.

My improved eyeglass shown, is made from a single able sheet material, prefera l leather, one end 'portion 1 of which is fol ed back'upon the body portion 2 and fastened thereto along its side edges by stitches 3. lThis forms a ing a closure fia 4 integral with the latter,

case, as herein and the two si es of this pouch, 'adjacent the stitches 3, are molded so as to space the portions 1 and 2 apart asshown in Fig. 2 to permit of easy insertion and removal of the glasses. The' shape thus given to the pouch also provides for the reception within thelatter of a spring metal reinforcing bow frame 5 that is made so that before insertion into the pouch it is4 of. the expanded shape shown in Fig. .5, and so that when in position within the pouch the two arms 6 thereof are bent toward each other as shown and are always under stress which holds themv rmly against the sides of the pouch. The

piece of plipouch of the parts 1 and 2 and hav-.

Serial No. 106,918. Divided and this application tiled May 26. 1927. Serial No. 194,474.

extremities of the arms 6 are pointed as at 8 and bent outwardly as at 7 with the result that the engagement of the points 8 with the pouch prevents the bow, frame from slipping out of place. Spines or lbarbs 9 provided at the sides of the arms 6 also assist in holding the bow frame against displace? ment, said barbs being pointed toward the free end of the arm so that the latter cannot slip outwardly relatively to the pouch. This construction of the bow frame is fully effective in causing it to hold itself in place against displacement however the case be eting the correspondingly shaped .end por--r tions of the bow frame so as to holdV it in place.v My improved eyeglass case, however, 1s preferably. made approximatel oblong or rectangular with straight para lel sides and the spring h-ow frame is incorporated within thls case under stress which serves to hold the points ofv the frame, both at the ends and at the sides of the arms, pressed aga-inst theside walls of the pouch whereby het frame is positively locked vwithin the at er.

The closure Hap 4 carries the socket mem? ber 10 of the usual snap fastener, said member beingriveted, as usual, to the flap. The stud member 11 ofl the snap fastener is secured in position u on the outer side of the wallv 1 of the pouc by means of atubular rivet 12. 4

A feature of this invention consists in employin a rivet 12 of greater length than hereto ore used, and in utilizing it to secure both the stud member 11 and a bridge block. 13 to the wall 1, the former upon the outer side of the walland the latter upon the inner side thereof. l

' The bridge block 13 is constructed, las

usual, except that 4itis formed with a hole through it for the reception of the tubular rivet 12. Also, block Y'13 serves, as usual, to protect the glasses from injury when the flap 4 is closed downA on to wall 1 and pressure is applied to the opposite sides of the pouch to engage the two members 'of the snap fastener. It will be clear, also, that the bow frame 5, which is preferably a' nar- 'row stri of tempered sheet metal, is disposed e gewise' with relation to the walls 1 and 2 of the pouch and therefore serves effectively to prevent bending of said pouch laterally. Another function performed by the bow frame is thatv it is preferably made of about the same Width as the interior of the pouch and therefore serves to hold the two side. and bottom distended, or in sha e.

Reference is here v made to my co-pending application filed May 5, 1926,Serial No. 106,9184 of which this application is a division.

What I claim is:

1. A case comprising a'leather pouch and a reinforcing bow frame consisting of a strip of sheet metal fitted within said pouch and provided at its'v side edges with barbs embedded in the walls of the latter wherebyy said frame holds itself in place within the pouch and supports the walls thereof that" are opposite its edges inspected-apart relationship.

2. A case comprisin 'a leather pouch and a barbed reinforcing ow frame of spring sheet metal fitted within said ouch under tension with its barbs embed ed` in walls portions of the Vlatterl of said pouclr to hold said frame against displacement relatively thereto.

3. An eyeglass case comprising a leather pouch having a closure flap; a snap fastener whereof the socket member is fastened to said flap and the stud member is fastened to one of the walls of said pouch by a rivet, and a bridge engaging member held in posivtion against the inner side of said wall by upon itself and having the side edge portions thereof fastened together by stitches to form a pouch, said pouch being molded to fix the two walls thereof in spaced apart relationship; and a barbed metal reinforcing bow frame sprung into position within said pouch lwith its barbs engaging the walls of the latter, said bow frame being a strip of spring metal havinor approximately the same width as the interior'v of the pouch and being disposed edgewise With relation to the front and rear Walls of the pouch so as to maintain-said walls spaced apart.

CARL G. ALDRICH. 

